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<H1 CLASS=part><A CLASS="TITLE" NAME="JNUT2-PART-5">5. How To Use This Quick Reference</A></H1>

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<b>Contents:</b><br>
Finding a Quick Reference Entry<br>
<A HREF="ch16a_02.htm">Reading a Quick Reference Entry</A><BR>

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The quick-reference section that follows packs a lot of
information into a small space.  This introduction explains
how to get the most out of that information.  It explains
how the quick reference is organized and how to read the
individual quick-ref entries.

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The following chapters each document one package of the Java
API.  The packages are listed alphabetically, beginning with
<tt CLASS=literal>java.applet</tt> and ending with <tt CLASS=literal>java.util.zip</tt>.
Each chapter begins with an overview of the package,
including a hierarchy diagram for the classes and interfaces
in the package.  Within each chapter, the classes and
interfaces of a package are themselves listed
alphabetically.

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If you know the name of a class, but not of the package that
it is a part of, or if you
know the name of a method or field, but do not know what
class defines it, use the index in <A HREF="ch32_01.htm">Chapter 32, <i>Class, Method, and Field Index</i></A>
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